Abstract:Background: Schwannomas are mesenchymal tumors arising from neural sheath cells and whose diagnosis is based on immunohistochemistery. The digestive and especially colonic location of this tumor is rare. Commonly described in elderly patient, their malignancy is unusual. Case report: We report the case of a 23-year-old girl, with learning disability, operated in emergency for acute peritonitis. Peroperatively, we discovered a peritonitis secondary to a bulky perforated cecal tumor. We performed a right colecto… Show more
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